The following is a list of confirmed video games with gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters, including any others falling under the LGBTQ umbrella term, in the 2010s. The numbers in this list are possibly higher due to fact that some characters remained unconfirmed, unsourced or controversial.
2010s 2010
Title Character(s) Identity NotesNierEmilGayEmil, a player companion, is hinted to have feelings for Nier in both the game and a NieR: Automata companion novel, "Emil's Recollection". This was confirmed by director Yoko Taro in an interview, seen in the companion book Grimoir Nier.KainéIntersexKainé is intersex and identifies as a woman. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game Ramona Flowers Bisexual Like the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series, Ramona Flowers has seven evil exes: six ex-boyfriends and her lesbian ex-girlfriend Roxanne. Roxanne "Roxie" Richter Lesbian Knives Chau Bisexual In the original graphic novel, Knives and Kim eventually get together after they became ex-girlfriends of Scott. Kim Pine Wallace Wells Gay Wallace, Scott's roommate, appears in the game as both a background character and running an item shop. A downloadable content released in 2013 added him as a playable character. Super Meat Boy Jill Lesbian Super Meat boy features Jill from Mighty Jill Off as an unlockable character. In her game, Jill is submissive in a lesbian relationship.
2011
Title Character(s) Identity Notes Catherine Erica Anderson Trans woman Erica, the waitress at The Stray Sheep, is a trans woman.Dragon Age II Anders, Fenris, Isabela, and Merrill Bisexual Anders, Fenris, Isabela, and Merrill are four of Hawke's companions who express romantic interest without regard to Hawke's gender.The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimFemale NPCsBisexualThe player may marry a non-player character regardless of race or gender. To initiate marriage, the player must complete the quest The Bonds of Matrimony, which requires speaking with Maramal about marriage and wearing an Amulet of Mara to signal marital availability. Once an eligible NPC whose disposition toward the player is sufficiently high expresses consent, the marriage ceremony takes place at the Temple of Mara. After the wedding, the player may decide where the couple will reside, either by having the spouse move into one of the player's properties or by relocating to the spouse's home. Marriage also grants various in-game benefits, including access to home-cooked meals. Male NPCsBjornolfr and HrodulfGayBjornolfr, a resident of Solitude, maintained a relationship with his lover Hrodulf after the latter relocated to Solstheim. There, Hrodulf took shelter in an abandoned shack and began to hear persistent nocturnal noises emanating from beneath it. His attempts to uncover their source led him to tunnel below the structure, where he discovered a functioning Dwemer mechanism; prolonged exposure to its rumbling gradually eroded his sanity, a decline evident in his increasingly disturbed letters to Bjornolfr. Alarmed, Bjornolfr travelled to Solstheim despite Hrodulf's warnings, but was killed by reavers near the shack. An Amulet of Mara and a gold ring found in Bjornolfr's boat indicate that he intended to marry Hrodulf.
2012
Title Character(s) Identity Notes Analogue: A Hate Story *Hyun-ae Bisexual *Hyun-ae is an AI that can confess her feeling to the player regardless of gender. Animal Crossing: New Leaf Isabelle Bisexual or pansexual Isabelle, the secretary to the town mayor, is hinted to be bisexual/pansexual as indicated by an apparent crush on the player-character, regardless of gender. Dys4ia Player character Lesbian trans woman Based on Anna Anthropy's experiences, the player controls a character transitioning and undergoing hormone replacement therapy. Guild Wars 2 CaitheLesbian Caithe and Faolain are minor characters, two female sylvari in a lesbian relationship. Marjory Delaqua In a relationship with female NPC Kasmeer Meade throughout the game, with both of them kissing during a cutscene in "The Battle for Lion's Arch". Their sexual relationship was confirmed by the developers in the installment The Origins of Madness (2014). Faolain In a romantic relationship with Caithe. Kasmeer Meade In a relationship with female NPC Marjory Delaqua throughout the game. Sya Trans woman Sya was assigned male at birth. She used magic to aid in her transition. Kindred Spirits on the Roof A ghost couple and other couples Lesbian The main character Toomi Yuna helps a ghostly lesbian couple create other lesbian couples at her school. My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant Tycho Minogue and most characters Gay The majority of characters, including the player character Tycho Minogue, are gay men.
2013
Title Character(s) Identity NotesDirty BombNaderLesbianNader's backstory includes that that she moved to London with her wife before the Dirty Bomb incident. Gone Home Samantha "Sam" Greenbriar and Yolanda "Lonnie" DeSoto Lesbian This is a lesbian coming of age story that centers around the protagonist's younger sister Samantha and her girlfriend Yolanda.Kennedy, Brigid (April 1, 2020). "Space, Navigation and Queerness in Gone Home; or Toward a Queer Spatiality". First Person Scholar. Retrieved June 8, 2023. No, Thank You!!!Various boysGayVarious characters in this game are gay. Pokémon X and Y Nova Trans woman Nova is a Pokémon Trainer found at the Battle Maison. She is a , an exclusively female trainer class, who states that she used to be a , an exclusively male trainer class. In the Japanese version of the game, she explicitly credits her transformation to medical science, but this was cut from the English version. The Last of Us Bill and Frank Gay Bill is a character who helps Joel and Ellie during their journey. It is heavily implied he is gay and had a partner named Frank, who is later found dead, much to Bill's dismay. A note left by Frank claims he did not love Bill anymore.The Walking Dead: Season Two Matthew and Walter Gay The second episode features Mathew and Walter, a gay couple.
2014
Title Character(s) Identity NotesBioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Sander Cohen Gay A returning character from the first BioShock, the insane artist is confirmed to be gay by the game's creative director Ken Levine.Coming Out on TopPlayer characterGayThe protagonist is a gay man who finds himself in romantic relationships and erotic situations with other men, which is often illustrated with explicit graphic images.Coming Out Simulator 2014Nicky CaseQueerThis is an autobiographical game about a teenage Nicky Case coming out to their mother. Jack is their boyfriend.JackDestinyOsirisSaint-14GayGame designer Robert Brooke wrote the two characters as in a romantic relationship from their introduction but had been vague about it, but only made it more explicit with ongoing updates to Destiny 2 in 2020.OryxTrans manOryx, the main character in the Destiny: The Taken King, is revealed to be a transgender man in a series of unlockable stories in the game.Dragon Age: InquisitionSera and DagnaLesbianSera, a female elven archer, is gay and thus is only available as a romance option if the player picks a female character; the two of them can also get married in the DLC Trespasser (2015), the first confirmed same-gender marriage in the franchise. If Sera is not romanced she will enter a relationship with a female dwarf named Dagna.Dorian PavusGayDorian Pavus is a gay male mage who can be romanced by male player characters. Dorian's upbeat personality hides a dark family secret relating to his sexual orientation. The Iron Bull, a male qunari warrior, is openly pansexual and can be romanced by male and female player characters. If neither Dorian nor Iron Bull are romanced then they can optionally enter a relationship. Bull was confirmed by Patrick Weekes as pansexual.Iron BullPansexualJosephine MontilyetBisexualThe Inquisition's chief diplomat, Josephine Montilyet, is bisexual and can be romanced by male and female player characters. She is also voiced by queer actress Allegra Clark.Lace HardingPansexualAn "unofficial" romance option for an Inquisitor of either gender is the dwarven scout Lace Harding. Though her "romance" consists entirely of flirtatious dialogue with no additional cutscenes in the base game, the Trespasser DLC reveals the Inquisitor went on a date with her if they weren't already in a relationship and have flirted with her at every opportunity. She later became a romance option in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and is pansexual.Cremisius "Krem" AclassiTrans manCremisius Aclassi, a transgender man known mostly by his nickname Krem, is a member of the Bull's Chargers mercenary company. He serves as the Iron Bull's lieutenant.LelianaBisexualThe game sees the return of the established bisexual character Leliana, although she is not a romance option. Dreamfall ChaptersKian AlvaneGayKian Alvane, one of the main protagonists, is gay.Queen's GambitPlayer characterBisexualThe player character can romance Emily or one of three male characters.Emily VermaLesbianThe Binding of Isaac: RebirthIsaac GenderfluidIsaac creator Edmund McMillen has confirmed that Isaac is genderfluid, or at least gender confused. Some of the level transition screens show Isaac happily wearing a dress or a wig, before being bullied. All playable characters are different variations of Isaac as he struggles with his identity; he presents himself as both female (Magdalene, Eve, Lilith, Bethany) and non-binary (Eden) characters. Because of this, McMillen has cited gender identity as one of the game's implicit themes.GenderqueerEdenNon-binaryEden is a randomly generated character with no consistent appearance or identity- he can present as either male, female, or androgynous in each new run. In the post first introducing her, McMillen states that "Eden isn't a man, nor are they a woman ... they just are." He refers to them using he/she/they pronouns.The Last of Us: Left Behind Ellie Lesbian In The Last of Us (2013), Ellie is one of the main characters and Riley is sometimes mentioned. In the DLC prequel The Last of Us: Left Behind (2014), players control Ellie as she spends time with Riley, and it is implied Ellie has feelings for Riley, culminating in a kiss between them near the climax. The developers Naughty Dog later confirmed they have romantic feelings for each other and the writer for Ellie's character, Neil Druckmann, said he wrote her to be gay. Riley Abel
2015